ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed
Fri 14 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy
Sat 29 Mar 2025 - Sat 24 Jan 2026
Cortinas Live at ICONS Prestwich Plus DJ Paul Ezi Eden
Icons, Manchester
Saturday 22 March 2025
MCR Rocks presents the uk's no1 tribute to The Courteeners live at ICONS Prestwich. DJ and host for this event is DJ Paul 'Ezi' Eden....Midding Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 22 March 2025
Welsh group Midding (formerly Clwb Fuzz) return to Big Hands as part of their 2025 tour...MUTATIONS: Episode 6
Overdraught, Manchester
Saturday 22 March 2025
LINEUP:Ottoman Gruw (Live)Department For DanceIsa (DJ Set)Phil JacquesChernobyl SteveDeadeyezopened...The Phonics - Stereophonics tribute at The Empire
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Saturday 22 March 2025
Come rock out to The Phonics, a killer Stereophonics tribute band, live at The Empire - it's gonna be epic...Ry X
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 23 March - Friday 23 May 2025
Australian transcendental folk artist RY X, born Ry Cuming, showcases a boundless ability to create thought-provoking atmospheric pop music, engulfed with his distinctively ethereal vocal lines, cloudy orchestral arrangements and accomanyi...Kyle Falconer (The View)
The Irish Club, Warrington
Sunday 23 March 2025
Fans of The View can look forward to an extraordinary evening of soul-stirring songs as lead singer Kyle Falconer takes to the stage. A Scottish musician who has captivated audiences for years with his soulful voice and undeniable talent...
Spiritualized
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 24 March 2025
Fresh from their thirteenth album release, "Everything Was Beautiful" - their third to reach the UK Top 5, in April 2022 - Jason Pierce (a.k.a. J. Spaceman) and his Warwickshire space rock band Spiritualized return with their beautiful wave...Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 24 March 2025
A solo tour from Glasgow singer, musician, songwriter multiple philanthropist and leading feminist Lauren Mayberry, the vocalist and percussionist of Scottish pop band Chvrches. ...David Gray
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Multi-platinum Mancunian singer-songwriter David Gray is hitting the road in 2020 to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of White Ladder, his fourth studio album which sold seven million copies. Not only did it propel him into the mainstre...Tom Walker by Candlelight
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Scottish-Mancunian singer-songwriter Tom Walker is one of the most successful breakthrough stars. His song, Leave a Light On, has been a hit in various countries worldwide. Walker has enjoyed a phenomenal start to 2019. He released his debu...Dayglow
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Texan indie pop singer Sloan Struble, aka Dayglow, embraces an elevated sonic maturity. Inspired by the danceable feel and melancholy of 80's pop duets, he draws heavily on some unlikely influences such as Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle, Mi...The Hoosiers
Gorilla, Manchester
Wednesday 26 March 2025
The Hoosiers are an English pop rock band formed in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The band consists of members Irwin Sparkes (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Alan Sharland (drums, percussion, vocals). Their first single "Worried...
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - BBC Introducing
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 26 March 2025
BBC Introducing will be kicking off the live music from the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival with a special line up of artists supported by BBC Introducing in Manchester and BBC Introducing in Leeds & Sheffield. It will be co-hosted by Introducin...Lola Young
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
Croydon singer-songwriter Lola Young was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2021. She was chosen to cover the 1980s hit "Together in Electric Dreams" for the John Lewis Christmas advert. The following year, she placed fourth i...
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - New Music Fix
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival presents New Music Fix Live featuring: 1-800 GIRLSFlorentinoMarie DavidsonNAINA...Dilettante
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
Dilettante is the brainchild of longtime BC Camplight member Francesca Pidgeon. The Manchester-based art-rock collective serves up a live genre-phobic loop-fest, featuring everything from fuzzy guitar licks to five-part saxophone harmonies....Tom Meighan (Raw25) - Manchester
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
Bittersweet home in association w/ Broken Wing Club proudly present Tom Meighan Raw25 (Kasabian) w/ support from David Fraser and more TBA...Whitehorse at The Castle Macclesfield
The Castle, Stockport
Thursday 27 March 2025
Self-described as dark and stormy like the drink the name Whitehorse was inspired by what happens to the sea when it comes into shore....You Me At Six
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 March 2025
Rising out of the British alternative underground, Surrey rockers You Me At Six released their debut full-length album Take Off Your Colours in 2008 through Slam Dunk Records and Epitaph Records. Celebrating early chart success, it was 2010...BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - Mogwai + English Teacher
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 28 March 2025
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will take place again in Greater Manchester. The station's flagship event - which will see global premieres of brand new live shows, new music debuts, unique collaborations and surprise guests - returns to the reg...Panchiko
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 28 March 2025
The Nottingham indie band formed in 1998 but, unsigned, soon disbanded. It was only after a 4chan user found one of just 30 self-produced copies of their emo/industrial/dream pop single D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L in an Oxfam charity store in...BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - Indie Forever
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 28 March 2025
Get on your dancing shoes' for a night of indie bangers with DJ sets from: Sports TeamLava La RueSteve LamacqViagra Boys Nathan Shepherd...Apollo Junction
Lion's Den, Manchester
Friday 28 March 2025
Apollo Junction are a Yorkishire indie band on the rise with a passionate, growing fanbase that call themselves the 'AJFamily' - there's been engagements on stage, lifetime friendships formed, coaches to gigs hired and an online community t...China Crisis
The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 28 March 2025
Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums and hits across...PAVÃ - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 28 March 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Helena Deland
Low Four Studio, Manchester
Friday 28 March - Friday 4 April 2025
Helena Deland is interested in how songs can hold what eludes everyday language. Her music draws inspiration from reading and walking around. Her debut album Someone New was released on Luminelle Recording in 2020, introducing a new and res...Cowboy Hunters // Angel Spit
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 28 March 2025
These Scottish and Liverpudlian rock bands collide at Big Hands...BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - Kae Tempest + Perfume Genius
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will take place again in Greater Manchester. The station's flagship event - which will see global premieres of brand new live shows, new music debuts, unique collaborations and surprise guests - returns to the reg...Oasiz - A Tribute to Oasis
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 29 March 2025
When a short clip of Oasiz front man Steve, performing as Liam, went viral on social media with over half a million views, many fans were convinced the clip was actually of Liam Gallagher himself which led to the story being covered in the ...Geordie Greep (Black Midi)
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
Frontman and lead guitarist of London math rock band Black Midi, Geordie Greep has long been considered part of the emerging wave of British rock music known as the Windmill scene. Influenced by Frank Zappa and classical music, his debut so...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
The Met, Bury
Saturday 29 March 2025
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...Shade
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
'SHADE' are a brand new, exciting alt-rock band hailing from the UK's most vibrant music hub: Manchester ...Thus Love
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
Now Wave presents Thus Love at The White Hotel on 29th March 2025...Sight And Sound Festival of visual art and Electronic music
Grit Studios, Manchester
Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 March 2025
TWO DAY EVENT OF SOUND AND ART AT MANCHESTERS GRIT STUDIO MAIN GALLERY....Wehmut // Soup Druids
Say Anything
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
Marvel comic book writer Max Bemis's Los Angeles emo pop-punk band Say Anything return. Famed for their sardonic, literary sense of humour balanced out with a sense of intense catharsis, they scored five Top 40 albums in the USA between 200...
Peat & Diesel
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
The story began when three Stornoway Cove's (Innes, Uilly and Boydie) met up in the house to have the craic on a Saturday nights playing music with just the dog and the cat watching. After a few tunes getting thrown across the room Boydie s...Strawberry Studios Forever
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 31 March 2025
The Stockport Music Story presents Strawberry Studios Forever, a celebration concert of the legendary music recorded at Strawberry Recording Studios. Many of Manchester's iconic bands made their early recordings here in Stockport. An evenin...Dehd
Yes, Manchester
Monday 31 March 2025
Love is everyday magic. Thats the impression you get listening to Chicago trio Dehd. Veterans of Chicagos increasingly fruitful DIY scene Jason Balla (Ne-Hi and Earring) Emily Kempf (Vail and formerly with Lala Lala) and drummer Eric McGr...Orla Gartland
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Dublin singer-songwriter Orla Gartland had a childhood steeped in music. Taught traditional folk instruments at the age of five, she moved onto the guitar at 12 and posted her first video to YouTube at 13. The ever-humble musician's online ...Ditz
